Join Alabama Rivers Alliance and our friends at Alabama Public Television for the FREE virtual premiere screening of the 2021 Southern Exposure documentary films. Panel discussion afterwards with film fellows, Southern Exposure Series Producer Michele Forman and Alabama Rivers Alliance's Cindy Lowry. Created in six short weeks this summer, the 2021 Southern Exposure films celebrate [...]
Talladega National Forest Water Monitoring Workshop: Alabama Water Watch, in partnership with the USDA Forest Service, is excited to continue the water quality monitoring project in the Talladega National Forest. The project builds upon monitoring groups established in the Bankhead and Tuskegee National Forests at the beginning of last year. The goal of the project [...]
Pre-registration is required by 12 p.m. CDT on Monday, September 6th, and space is limited. Visit https://alaudubon.org/event/2021-09-07/ for more information and to register. This continuation of our spring shorebird course focuses on the changes we see in terns, shorebirds, and other beach and mudflat birds in fall—when both adults molting from breeding into non-breeding plumage and juvenile [...]
EPA invites Environmental Justice (EJ) advocates to participate in the second National Environmental Justice Community Engagement Call taking place on May 19, 2021 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. (Eastern Time). These calls are free and open to the public. Register Here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/national-environmental-justice-community-engagement-call-registration-153292906209 The purpose of these calls is to inform the community and other stakeholders about EPA's [...]
The Seventh Annual Sustainability Summit will be a two-day virtual event Thursday, January 28, 2021 1:00pm-5:00pm Friday, January 29, 2021 9:00am-3:00pm To register for the Summit, please click here and select either the $20 regular registration fee or the $10 Green Coast Council membership discount option at the bottom of the page. To [...]
Water is Life: The Year in Review with Cindy Lowry (ARA) This year has been one for the record books, but we made it through! Join us Tuesday as we look at the wild year in review. Cindy will go over some accomplishments we saw this year and she will highlight some of the threats [...]
Water is Life: Responsible Retail with Jason Priest (REI) Tis the season for gift giving! As environmental advocates, it is important that we shop responsibly and understand what companies and products are making the biggest efforts to be environmentally sustainable in the products they provide. We'll learn about the many efforts REI is making at [...]
Our partners at Alabama Sustainable Agriculture Network (ASAN) are hosting their annual Food & Farm Forum virtually this year December 3 - 13! The Food & Farm Forum features eleven days of virtual “hands-on” skillshare sessions, identity-based huddles, and network-wide “campfire” sessions — all meant to inspire, skill-build, and deepen both our collective analysis and our commitment [...]
Water is Life: Magnificent Mussels with Dr. Paul Johnson (Alabama Aquatic Biodiversity Center) and Dr. Randy Haddock (Newly Retired from Cahaba River Society!) Alabama ranks #1 in the entire United States for the amount of different species of freshwater mussels, including many species found only in Alabama. These amazing creatures act as nature's water filters [...]
ABOUT THE WATER IS LIFE SERIES Each Tuesday, starting on Rivers of Alabama Day (April 14), we invite you to join us from noon – 1 pm for this virtual get-together…with a purpose! We will be highlighting the role that water plays in our lives throughout Alabama and we will share how you can [...]